"Welcome!
to the website for the attorney general of Oklahoma. This site is an easy-to-use tool for citizens who may want to learn more about the attorney general's office. We also hope you will find information about the services offered through this office and ways that we can help you fight fraud and stop scams in your community. Thank you for visiting our website."

W.A. Drew Edmondson

Headlines

    2010 Annual Partnership Conference on Domestic/Sexual Violence & Stalking

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN for 2010 Annual Partnership Conference on Domestic/Sexual Violence & Stalking http://www.regonline.com/partnersforchange ... more

Branham Honored for Capital Litigation Work 09/01/2010

Assistant Attorney General Seth Branham has been selected to receive the Appellate Award for Outstanding Advocacy in Capital Cases from the Association of Government Attorneys in Capital Litigation, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said today. Edmondson nominated Branham for the award, which recogni... more

Court Asked to Lift Matthews Execution Stay 09/01/2010

Attorney General Drew Edmondson today asked a federal court to allow the execution of Cleveland County death row inmate Jeffrey David Matthews to proceed. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma last month stayed Matthews’ execution after the Department of Corrections (DOC) alt... more

Melson Pleads Guilty in Land Office Case 08/27/2010

A former Commissioners of the Land Office (CLO) audit director has pleaded guilty to embezzling almost $1.2 million from the agency, Attorney General Drew Edmondson said today. Roger Q. Melson, Jr. pleaded guilty this morning to 174 counts of embezzlement for allegedly taking more than $1.16 millio... more

Execution Date Set for Sequoyah County Killer 08/12/2010

The Oklahoma Court of Criminal Appeals today set October 14 as the execution date for Sequoyah County death row inmate Donald Ray Wackerly, II. Wackerly was convicted and sentenced to death for the Sept. 7, 1996, murder of Pam Sayakhoummane, 51, during a robbery. The attorney general’s office requ... more

Federal Court Rejects Tarrant Bid for Oklahoma Water 07/16/2010

Attorney General Drew Edmondson said his office has successfully rebuffed another bid by a Texas entity to take Oklahoma water. The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma today granted Edmondson’s motion to dismiss a Tarrant Regional Water District lawsuit that attempted to claim ... more

All Press Releases